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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 40.210737,-89.345756

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Carries Skunk Hollow Road over Kickapoo Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 160.0 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Skunk Hollow Road
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Logan County

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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222541

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Skunk Hollow Road Bridge

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Sugar Creek Overflow Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.222620,-89.403308

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Carries TR 144 over Sugar Creek Overflow
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 56.0 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek Overflow on TR 144, 2 mi. southeast of Hartsburg
History:
Built: ca.1898

Location: Logan County

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Sugar Creek Overflow Bridge

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Sugar Creek Overflow Bridge

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Sugar Creek Overflow Bridge

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Sugar Creek Overflow Bridge

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265127

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2013

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265129

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265130

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View to Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.222182,-89.402892

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Carries TR 144 over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 124.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on TR 144, 2 mi. southeast of Hartsburg
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898

Location: Logan County

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222561

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Sugar Creek Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2011

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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Sugar Creek Bridge

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265120

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2013

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265126

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Overflow bridge just beyond

Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2013

282081

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

282082

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

282083

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is this end sinking?

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282086

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

282087

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

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Salt Creek Covered Bridge

Status: Lost

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Carries unknown road 4 miles south of Lincoln, IL over Salt Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Salt Creek on unknown road 4 miles south of Lincoln, IL
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Salt Creek Covered Bridge

Logan County Pictorial History

Paul E Gleason & Paul J Beaver

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Old Rte 66 Ghost Bridge

Status: Derelict/ Abandoned

Location: 40.131792,-89.392282

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Carries Abandoned US 66 alignment over Salt Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Salt Creek on abandoned US 66 alignment
History: Once carried US 66 traffic. Only the piers survive
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Remaining piers from Rte 66 "Ghost Bridge"

Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2010

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

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an updated version of steve's picture

not much has changed

Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in April 2014

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Original Route 4 Bridge at Salt Creek

Route 66 was re-aligned to the east in 1940 and Salt Creek was later re-channeled. The piers of the two bridges in the background remain. The steel bridge was removed when the creek was relocated.

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John Parke Gillett Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 40.020277,-89.470518

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Carries Walkway over Ch 10
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 74.8 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Ch 10 on Walkway in Elkhart
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Logan County

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1973

HAARGIS photo

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2010

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John Parke Gillett Memorial Bridge

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Photo taken by Darren Snow in July 2015

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Photo taken by Darren Snow in July 2015

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Gate on cemetery side of bridge

Photo taken by Darren T Snow

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Clear Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.265000,-89.185000

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Carries TR 314 over Clear Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on TR 314
History: Built 1900; replaced 2000
Built: 1900

Location: Logan County

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Sugar Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.265728,-89.336235

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Carries CR 2400 N over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 243.1 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 2400 N
History: Built 1900; replaced 1995
Built: 1900

Location: Logan County

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South Fork Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.938333,-89.171667

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Carries TR 259 over S Fork Lake Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over S Fork Lake Fork Creek on TR 259
History: Built 1900; replaced 2002
Built: 1900

Location: Logan County

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New Holland Park Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.160000,-89.551667

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Carries Lane over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 184.1 Feet
Span Length: 117.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Lane
History: Built 1906; replaced 1996
Built: 1906

Location: Logan County

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C&A - Lawndale Arch

Status: Abandoned

Location: 40.235873,-89.261519

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Carries Former Chicago and Alton Railroad over abandoned farm road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned arch bridge over derelict farm road on former Chicago and Alton Railroad 1 mile north of Lawndale
History: Built on former C & A right-of-way now bypassed by UP Railroad 300 yards west of location
Built:

Location: Logan County

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As seen from Old Route 66

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in February 2007

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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From Old Rte 66

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GM&O - Salt Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.123162,-89.588907

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Carries Former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad over Salt creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Salt creek on former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad line
History: Built 1900
Built: ca. 1900

Location: Logan County

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HAARGIS photo

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Old Route 66 Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
rehab scheduled in IDOT itinerary 2016-2020

Location: 40.222157,-89.276860

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Carries I-55 W Front Road over Kickapoo Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 306.8 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Kickapoo Creek on I-55 W Front Road
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Logan County

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320161

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

320162

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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Old Kickapoo Creek Bridge US 66

North of Lawndale 1946

Illinois Department of Transportation

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Kickapoo Creek Bridge construction

1946

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GM&O - Prairie Creek trestle

Status: Abandoned

Location: 40.225650,-89.591179

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Carries GM&O RR over Prairie Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Wooden trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Prairie Creek on GM&O RR
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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UP - Salt Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.130102,-89.388098

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Carries Union Pacific/Amtrak RR over Sugar Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 590.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek on UP/Amtrak RR (former Southern Pacific)
History: Built 1906
Built: 1906

Location: Logan County

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Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.221659,-89.337706

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Carries TR 61 over Kickapoo Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on TR 61
History: Built 1915 by the Decatur Bridge Company Replaced 1983 and left crumpled in field by new bridge
Built: 1915

Location: Logan County

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Photo taken by Douglas Coulter

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Photo taken by Douglas Coulter

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Old Route 66 Salt Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.130804,-89.388993

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Carries Bl 55 / Old Us 66 over Salt Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 724.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Salt Creek on Bl 55 / Old Us 66
History: Built 1942; rehabilitated 1975, replaced 2014
Built: 1942

Location: Logan County

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Salt Creek Bridge

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Salt Creek Bridge

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Original Salt Creek Bridges IL 4/US 66

Before Salt Creek was re-channelized. Replaced in 1942

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Old Route 66 Clear Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.280376,-89.209146

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Carries Old Route 66 over Clear Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Clear Creek on old Rte 66
History: Built 1943; rehabilitated 1954
Built: 1943

Location: Logan County

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320152

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North Portal

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No East rail?

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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Plaque Location

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CN - Sugar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.219343,-89.412012

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Carries CNRR (former ICG RR) over Sugar Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Two span deck plate girder with long timber trestle approaches
Total Length: 590.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek on CNRR (former ICG RR)
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921

Location: Logan County

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2013

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2013

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CN - Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.176967,-89.373260

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Carries CNRR (former ICG RR) over Kickapoo Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder with long timber trestle south approach
Total Length: 510.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kickapoo Creek on CNRR (former ICG RR)
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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UP - West Kickapoo Street Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.139167,-89.373611

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Carries Ic&G Rr over West Kickapoo Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over West Kickapoo Street on Ic&G Rr
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Logan County

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CN - Route 66 Overpass

Status: Open

Location: 40.163611,-89.345278

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Carries CNRR (former ICG) over Lincoln Pkwy (Old Route 66)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Lincoln Pkwy (Old Route 66) on CNRR (former ICG)
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Lake Fork Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned with deck missing

Location: 39.946701,-89.375824

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Carries over Lake Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Lake Fork Creek
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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281163

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2014

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CN - Lake Fork Creek Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 39.951353,-89.383999

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Carries CNRR (former Illinois Central RR) over Lake Fork Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder w/concrete slab approaches
Total Length: 355.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lake Fork Creek on CNRR (former Illinois Central RR)
History: Built 1908, Approaches Rebuilt 1922
Built: 1908

Location: Logan County

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281161

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2014

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UP - Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 40.222275,-89.277333

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Carries Union Pacific Railway (former Southern Pacific)) over Kickapoo Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Union Pacific Railway (former Southern Pacific))
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Logan County

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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Lake Fork Field Access Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 40.003637,-89.412423

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Carries Farmer Access over Lake Fork
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Lake Fork on Farmer Access
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Lake Fork Field Access Bridge (So. of CR 700N)

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.012430,-89.421895

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Carries Former Field Access over Lake Fork
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Lake Fork on Former Field Access
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Old Lake Fork Field Access Bridge #2

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.067891,-89.419740

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Carries Former Field Access over Lake Fork
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Lake Fork on Former Field Access
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Branch Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic with 4 ton weight limit imposed

Location: 40.208478,-89.354750

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Carries Skunk Hollow Road over Branch of Kickapoo Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Kickapoo Creek Trib on Skunk Hollow Road
History:
Built:

Location: Logan County

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Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge 1980.

Location: 40.237770,-89.168330

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Carries Co Hwy 28 over Kickapoo Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898

Location: Logan County

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Kickapoo Creek Bridge

The Pantagraph: September 25 1977


Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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